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Monday 23 March 2015 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Caitra Śukla Tṛtīyā

Somavāra. Tṛtīyā began at 10:4610:46 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:567:56 AM.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:276:27 AM

Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:536:53 AM

Aśvinī gives way to Bharaṇī.

Noon

12:3412:34 PM

The Sun 51° above S. Day length 12 h 14 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:3412:34 PM
At noon, 12:3412:34 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 39° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 11% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 39° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:534:53 AM–05:405:40 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:165:16 AM–06:276:27 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0912:09 PM–12:5812:58 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:362:36 PM–15:253:25 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:416:41 PM–19:047:04 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:416:41 PM–19:517:51 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla24:5212:52+1 AM–26:222:22+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:597:59 AM–09:309:30 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:0211:02 AM–12:3412:34 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:5812:58 PM–13:471:47 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:062:06 PM–15:373:37 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:253:25 PM–16:144:14 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya15:533:53 PM–17:235:23 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

Choghaḍiyā चौघड़िया

sunrise to sunrise

The day and the night, each in eight parts, named by the weekday. Amṛta, Śubha and Lābha are good to begin things in; Cara is neutral; Udvega, Kāla and Roga are avoided.

Day sunrise to sunset

Amṛta06:276:27 AM–07:597:59 AMgood
Kāla07:597:59 AM–09:309:30 AMavoid
Śubha09:309:30 AM–11:0211:02 AMgood
Roga11:0211:02 AM–12:3412:34 PMavoid
Udvega12:3412:34 PM–14:062:06 PMavoid
Cara14:062:06 PM–15:373:37 PMneutral
Lābha15:373:37 PM–17:095:09 PMgood
Amṛta17:095:09 PM–18:416:41 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:416:41 PM–20:098:09 PMneutral
Roga20:098:09 PM–21:379:37 PMavoid
Kāla21:379:37 PM–23:0511:05 PMavoid
Lābha23:0511:05 PM–24:3312:33+1 AMgood
Udvega24:3312:33+1 AM–26:012:01+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:012:01+1 AM–27:293:29+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:293:29+1 AM–28:574:57+1 AMgood
Cara28:574:57+1 AM–30:256:25+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:276:27 AM to 30:256:25+1 AM

06:276:27 AM sunrise18:416:41 PM sunsetsunrise 30:256:25+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Tṛtīyāuntil 07:567:56 AM
Caturthīuntil 29:425:42+1 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Aśvinīuntil 06:536:53 AM
Bharaṇīuntil 29:225:22+1 AM
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vaidhṛtiuntil 20:368:36 PM
Viṣkambhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 07:567:56 AM
Vaṇijauntil 18:446:44 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 29:425:42+1 AM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:597:59 AM–09:309:30 AM
Abhijit 12:0912:09 PM–12:5812:58 PM
Pradoṣa 18:416:41 PM–20:158:15 PM
Niśītha 24:0912:09+1 AM–24:5712:57+1 AM

Times after midnight keep counting: 27:31 is 03:31 tomorrow, and still today.A time marked +1 is after midnight: tomorrow by the calendar, and still today.

  1. SunriseTṛtīyā holds. Somavāra begins.
  2. BharaṇīNakṣatra: Aśvinī ends.
  3. CaturthīTithi: Tṛtīyā ends.
  4. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:309:30 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  6. AbhijitUntil 12:5812:58 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 14 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:158:15 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  10. ViṣkambhaYoga: Vaidhṛti ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:5712:57+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  13. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  14. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  15. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Tṛtīyā07:567:56 AMCaturthī
NakṣatraAśvinī06:536:53 AMBharaṇī
YogaVaidhṛti20:368:36 PMViṣkambha
KaraṇaGara07:567:56 AMVaṇija
VāraSomavāra30:25 06:256:25 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2072
Śaka
1937
Kali
5116
Ahargaṇa
1 868 639
Day length
12 h 14 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
08:158:15 AM
Moonset
22:0910:09 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:534:53 AM06:276:27 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:534:53 AM05:405:40 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:165:16 AM06:276:27 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:276:27 AM08:548:54 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:597:59 AM09:309:30 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:548:54 AM11:2111:21 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:0211:02 AM12:3412:34 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0912:09 PM12:5812:58 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:1012:10 PM12:5812:58 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:5812:58 PM13:471:47 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:471:47 PM16:144:14 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:062:06 PM15:373:37 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:362:36 PM15:253:25 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:253:25 PM16:144:14 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra15:533:53 PM17:235:23 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening16:144:14 PM18:416:41 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:416:41 PM20:158:15 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:416:41 PM19:047:04 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:416:41 PM19:517:51 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:0912:09+1 AM24:5712:57+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra24:5212:52+1 AM26:222:22+1 AMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
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